Pear Cinnamon Streusel Squares Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13x2 inch baking pan; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, stir together 2 cups flour, rolled oats, brown sugar and ground cinnamon. Cut in butter with a pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the crumbs; set aside.
• Press remaining crumbs into bottom of prepared baking pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, beat eggs and granulated sugar with whisk until smooth. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons flour, then baking powder and salt. Stir in pears or apples and cinnamon pieces. Gently spread fruit mixture over the baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes more or until golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Drizzle with powdered sugar icing.
• To make powdered sugar icing: In a small bowl stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon milk. Stir in additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time, until icing is of drizzling consistency.
• Cover and store bars in refrigerator for up to 1 weeks. DO NOT FREEZE.

Steps:

• Make the crust: Roll out dough to a 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the cranberry sauce: Bring cranberries, granulated sugar, water, and cinnamon stick to a simmer in a pot. Cook until cranberries are tender and start to burst and sauce is thick, about 25 minutes. Discard cinnamon stick. Let cool completely.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Make the streusel: Whisk together flour, brown sugar, oats, ground cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in butter with a pastry cutter or rub in with your fingers until combined and mixture resembles coarse meal with some large pieces remaining. Refrigerate.
• Make the filling: Mix together pears, granulated sugar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, the flour, and lemon juice. Stir in cooled cranberry sauce.
• Transfer filling to crust; top with streusel. Bake until filling is bubbling in the center and top is golden, about 1 hour and 30 minutes. Let cool.